LEADER 04153oam 2200529I 450 001 9910163130503321 005 20250704175457.0 010 $a90-04-31814-3 024 7 $a10.1163/9789004318144 035 $a(CKB)3710000000631250 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4790394 035 $a(OCoLC)35714743 035 $a(nllekb)BRILL9789004318144 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000631250 100 $a19960923d1996 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 00$aPresbyterian reformers in Central Africa $ea documentary account of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission and the human rights struggle in the Congo, 1890-1918 /$fedited with introduction and notes by Robert Benedetto ; translations by Winifred K. Vass 210 1$aLeiden ;$aNew York :$cE.J. Brill,$d1996. 215 $a1 online resource (621 pages) $cillustrations, maps, photographs 225 1 $aStudies in Christian mission,$x0924-9389 ;$vv. 16 300 $aCollection of documents translated from French. 311 08$a90-04-10239-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tPreliminary Material /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tIntroduction /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tOrigin and Context /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tLaying the Foundation, 1890-1892 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tThe Early Mission, 1892-1898 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tThe Public Campaign in England and the United States, 1899-1904 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tConditions in the Congo, 1904-1909 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tConflict with the Colonial Government and the Compagnie du Kasai, 1908-1909 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tAccusations and Preparation for Trial, 1909 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tThe Trial and Its Aftermath, 1909-1911 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tBeginning of Religious Persecution, 1913-1914 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tAppeals to the Colonial Government Regarding Forced Labor, 1914and 1917 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tGovernment Appeals and Public Protest Regarding Freedom of Religion, 1916-1918 /$rWinifred K. Vass --$tIndex /$rWinifred K. Vass. 330 $aThis volume contains 123 documents which illustrate the early history of the American Presbyterian Congo Mission and its struggle for human rights in the Congo from 1890-1918. The documents, many of which have never previously been published, are crucial to a full understanding of both the work of the Presbyterian Mission and its impact on the social, political, and religious life of the Congo. The book is divided into four parts. Part One documents the founding and early history of the Presbyterian Mission from 1890 to 1898. Part Two documents the deterioration of social conditions in the Congo under King Leopold, and the reform campaigns initiated by the American Mission in Britain and the United States. Part Three consists of documents related to the 1909 libel trial of William M. Morrison and William H. Sheppard, the principal leaders of the American Mission. Part Four documents the Mission's reaction to continuing human rights abuses, particularly religious persecution, under Belgian rule to 1918. The documents are annotated and the volume contains an introduction and an index. 410 0$aStudies in Christian Mission$v16. 606 $aPresbyterian Church$zDemocratic Republic of the Congo$xHistory$vSources 606 $aHuman rights$zDemocratic Republic of the Congo$xHistory$vSources 606 $aHuman rights$xReligious aspects$xPresbyterian Church$xHistory$vSources 607 $aDemocratic Republic of the Congo$xRace relations 607 $aDemocratic Republic of the Congo$xPolitics and government$y1885-1908 607 $aDemocratic Republic of the Congo$xChurch history$vSources 615 0$aPresbyterian Church$xHistory 615 0$aHuman rights$xHistory 615 0$aHuman rights$xReligious aspects$xPresbyterian Church$xHistory 676 $a266/.516751 701 $aBenedetto$b Robert$f1950-$01173005 801 0$bNL-LeKB 801 1$bNL-LeKB 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910163130503321 996 $aPresbyterian reformers in Central Africa$92862577 997 $aUNINA